Horseshoe.



Witnesses H. H. LANDIS.

I HORSESHOE. n

APPLICATION FILED MAYIo, I9I6.

Inventor,

. Patented July 18, 1916.

Attorneys HARRYH. LANDIS, OF TELFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOBSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled May 10, 1916. Serial No. 96,666.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY H. LANDIs, a citizenof the United States, residing at Telford, in the county of Bucks andState of view which will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre-- ferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horse shoe havingthe present improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a section on lineA-B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line C-D Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a.

top plan view of the pivot endv portion of the calk attachment, the headof the coupling bolt being removed.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference l and 2 designateopposed arcuate members inturned at one end as indicated at 3 and 4respectively, these inturned portions lapping. The uppermost one oftheinturned end portions, 4, has a short slot 5` therein provided at eachend with a substantially circular enlargement 6. Secured within the'other linturned portion.' 3, Vis' a pivot stud 7 having a head whichlaps the top faceof the inturnedportion 4, this 'stud beingheld-'against rotation within the mem-v ber 3 and that portionfthereofwithin the member 4 being flattened as shown at 8. The thickness of theflattened portion of the stud is slightly less than the width of theslot 5 and the diameter of the stud and, consequently, the greatestdiameter of the flat` portion 8, is slightly less than the diameterofleachof the enlarged portions The stud 7 1s so positioned that whenthe members 1 and 2 are oppositely disposed as shown in Fig. 1, theflattened portion 8 of the stud will extend diametrically within one ofthe enlarged portions 6 so as to be incapable of entering the slot 5.However, by swingingy one of the members 1 or 2 relative to the othermember, the slot 5 can be brought into line with the flat faces oftheportion 8 so that said portion can be slid through the slot 5 into theother portion 6 of the slot. Thus the width of the calk attachment canbe increased or diminished as desired.

Extending inwardly from the other ends of the members 1 and 2 are arms 9having inwardly extending eyes 10 in which is mounted a tightening screw11, this screw engaging the wall of one of the eyes so that when thescrew is turned in one direction it will draw the eyes toward eachother. Calks 12 are secured in any desired manner to the members 1 and2, these calks being preferably detachably connected thereto. Extendingupwardly from each of the members 1 and 2 near the ends thereof are ears13 and the inner faces of these ears are preferably abraded as shown at14 so that when the ears engage the sides of a shoe S, they will bitethereinto and be held against displacement.

'Furthermore'the ears are so shaped as to overhang the shoe andtherefore further prevent detachment. Likewise, if desired. certain ofthe ears may be provided with small inwardly directed fingers 15designed to overhang adjacentA portions of the shoe and to wedge betweenthe shoe and the hoof of the animal. V

Itis to be understood that in applying the calk attachment the screw 11is loosened or removed and the members 1 and 2 are then `placed underthe shoe so that the ears 14 Patented July 1S, 1916.

rable and is particularly advantageous because 0f its adjustability andthe ease With which it can be applied and removed.

Y What is claimed is:

A calk attachment for horse shoes, including opposed bowed membershaving inwardly extending lapping portions, a stud projecting `trom oneof said portions, there being a stud receiving slot in the other one ofsaid lapping portions, said slot having enlargements at its ends, thestud being lattened, the greatest diameter of the flattened portion ofthe stud being substantially equal to the diameters of the enlarged endportions of the slot and the smallest diameter of the attened portionbeing substantiallyT equal to the Width of the intermediate portion ofthe slot, and means for adjustably connecting the other ends of themembers.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY H. LANDlS. Witnesses B. D. ALDERFER, MARY I. ALDERFER.

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